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Mehreen Mallick Fiona
Mehreen Mallick Fiona

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Installing Git and Creating a GitHub account

What is the purpose of Git and GitHub?

  • To connect tech-enthusiastic people from all around the world.

  • To reach out to my past version of myself while coding.

  • To keep track of individual projects.

  • To look back at any timeline of the project.

  • To allow us to host a git repository for an open-source project with everyone.

  • To know who is working with us on the project and what changes are made by them.

To conclude, GitHub is a portable online portfolio for all.

Installation of Git:

  1. Go to https://git-scm.com/downloads
  2. Depending on your operating system, you can choose to download the link: Image description
  3. After clicking that,
    • For Windows users: We can download according to our system type. i.e. 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.

N.B: Just in case, if someone does not know how many bits their operating system is, you can check it by the following steps:

  • Go to "Settings".

  • Click on "System". and then look for "About".

  • After opening "About", we can see Device
    Specifications
    and let us know any information about our
    operating system i.e.system type. For example, my system
    is:
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How to make a GitHub account?:

  1. Go to https://github.com/

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  1. Click on "Sign up" and follow the steps as instructed by the website to create a GitHub account.

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